Hattie McDaniel made history by being the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her role in "Gone with the ...

From Cinderella to The Hunger Games, Black women have pushed boundaries for their starring roles. Read on to see Halle Bailey ...

Based on a novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, the film stars Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark, Octavia Spencer as Minny ...

Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...

Denzel Washington isn’t upset about not being nominated for his role as Macrinus in “Gladiator II,” the actor told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. “I was sitting ...

Long regarded as a snarling proponent of legalized aggression, Hurley encouraged his players to watch the movie "Gladiator" in preparation for the level of physicality they would encounter on ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - In a seminal work detailing Black health issues in the United States, Sophia Jones wrote about issues still felt in 2025. Infant mortality. Vaccine skepticism. Access to care.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg credited Murray’s use of the 14th amendment to advocate for women’s rights for her own work on gender discrimination. Murray, who questioned her sexuality at an early age, has ...